Despite a losing streak that has put bowl eligibility in doubt, Colorado football players weren’t expecting to play their final game without head coach Mike MacIntyre. On Sunday, one day after a 30-7 loss to Utah that extended the Buffs’ losing streak to six, athletic director Rick George gathered the team together and told them he had made the decision to fire MacIntyre. “We were a little bit surprised about it,” running back Travon McMillian said Monday, the first day players were made available to the media.